Why your VCR (video cassete recorder) may be a casualty of the upcoming transition to Digital TeleVision (DTV) broadcasting if you are a customer of the wrong cable or satellite company.

Do you have an archive of precious old reel-to-reel tapes that you are too scared to run thru the tape player? Here’s a simple technique that might just let you dub them off to CD or digital audio and help preserve their fidelity.

Rechargeable batteries don’t last forever. But if you’re not getting an easy 3 to 5 years of use out of your rechargeables, this article is for you! Tips for the proper care and feeding of Nickel Cadmium (typically designated as NiCad or NiCD), Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), and Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries.